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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32969	Articles of visitation & enquiry exhibited to the ministers, churchwardens, and sidemen of every parish in the primary episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God John by divine permission lord bishop of Oxford; Visitation articles	Church of England. Diocese of Oxford. Bishop (1676-1686 : Fell); Fell, John, 1625-1686.	1674 (1674)	Wing C4076; ESTC R214893	2,185	8

ARTICLES OF Visitation Enquiry Exhibited to the MINISTERS CHURCHWARDENS and SIDEMEN Of every Parish in the primary Episcopal Visitation Of the Right Reverend Father in God JOHN By Divine Permission Lord Bishop of OXFORD 〈…〉 The tenor of the Oath to be administred to the Church-wardens and Sidemen of every Parish YOU Shall swear truly and faithfully to execute the Office of a Church-warden within your Parish and according ●o the best of your skill and knowledg present such Things and Persons as you ●now to be presentable by the laws Ecclesiastical of this Realm So help you God ●nd the contents of this Book ARTICLES OF INSTRUCTION FOR Visitation and Enquiry IN THE DIOCESS of OXFORD TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chapels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging 1. IS your Church or Chapel in good and sufficient repare and so decently and cleanly kept as becomes the house of God 2. Is the furniture of your Church or Chapel as Bells Communion plate and Cloths Ministers surplice Pulpit-cloth Herse-cloth with other usual Ornaments duly provided and decently kept 3. Have you a fair Bible book of Common Praier books of Homilies and Canons a Register of Births Burials and Mariages and is the said Register duly kept and the transcript return'd every year into the Bishops Registery Have you also a Register of such Strangers as are admitted to Preach and a book for the entry of the Church-wardens accounts And are the said books carefully lookt to and constantly emploied TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tiths belonging to the Church 1. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced and preserved from anoiance encrochments and wast 2. Is the dwelling-house and all the out-houses of your Parson Vicar or Curate kept in good repare and are the Glebe-lands Orchards Gardens and other easements belonging to them preserv'd from being embezel'd or endammag'd And have you a perfect Terror of such Glebe-lands Orchards c. and also of Pensions Tiths and compositions as belong unto them TIT. III. Concerning Ministers 1. HAve you a Parson Vicar or Curate legally setled among you 2. Is he constantly resident or how long and on what occasion is he absent has he a Curate how is he licensed and how maintain'd During his absence what care is taken for hospitality and charity to the poor 3. Do's your Parson Vicar or Curate constantly reverently and regularly Officiate on the Lords daies Holidaies and the Eves of them as also read the Letany upon all wenesdaies and fridaies weekly and observe Rogation and Emberdaies according to the order of the Church and so perform all offices without addition or diminution 3. Do's your Minister diligently instruct the youth of your Parish in the Church Catechism and do's he endeavor to reclame all profane persons Papists and Sectaries and press the great duties of piety justice temperance charity allegiance and conformity And is he diligent in visiting the sick and satisfying the doubts of troubled consciences Lastly is he peaceable sober and exemplary in his conversation and grave in his demeanor company hair and apparel TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners 1. ARE there in your Parish any persons known or reputed to be Jews Heretics or Schismatics whether Papists or Fanatics what are the numbers of each particular Sect of them and are they studious to pervert the Orthodox or insolent towards them for doing their duty 2. Are any of your Parish known or suspected to be guilty of Incest Adultery Fornication or any other enormous crimes Do any profane the Lords day or the Name of God or are irreverent in the Church or neglect the respective duties incumbent on them in reference to the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper and other Rites as of Catechizing Confirmation Mariage thanksgiving after Child-birth burial of the dead or the censures of the Church 3. Are the Wills and Testaments of the dead in your Parish or the administration of their Goods duly taken out and executed Have any Lands Legacies or charitable gifts bestowed on your Parish or any other good uses bin embezled or unduly dispos'd of TIT. V. Concerning Parish Clerks and Sextons HAve you belonging to your Parish or Chapelry a sufficient Clerk or Sexton and do's he faithfully and diligently execute his office TIT. VI. Concerning Hospitals Scholes Scholemasters Physicians Chirurgions and Midwives 1. JS there in your Parish any Hospital Almes-house or Free-schole How are they endowed ordered and governed Do's any one keep Schole without licence from the Bishop or if licensed neglect to teach the Youth committed to him the Catechism of the Church and Grammar set forth by autority and to bring them to the Service of the Church 2. Do's any in your Parish practice Physic or Chirurgery or do the Office of a Midwife without approbation and licence from the Ordinary TIT. VII Concerning Ecclesiastical Officers 1. HAve any Officers that exercise Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in this Diocess taken or exacted any excessive Fees for any Cause or Act or any Bribe or Reward for the concelement or impunity of delinquents or sped any Act privately and not in the presence of a public Notary 2. Is the number of the Apparitors in this Diocess excessive have they summon'd any person unlawfully or taken reward for concelements or threatned prosecutions where they had no reward or otherwise misbehaved themselves in their Office Advertisements I THe Minister of every parish may joyn in presentment with the Churchwardens and Sidemen and if they fail to present the Ministers themselves who have the highest obligation to endeavour the suppressing of impiety and disorder may do it II. The Minister Churchwardens and Sidemen at the delivery of their bill of presentment are required to draw up in writing and attest under their hands a particular account of the number of Recusants whether Popish or other and also the number of the Orthodox and conformable in their Parish as follows 1. What number of Persons is there in common estimation in your Parish 2. What number of Popish Recusants or persons thereof suspected is there 3. What number of other Dissenters is there who relinquish the Communion of the Church III. The Ministers are to take notice that the Bishop at his Visitation will be ready to confirm the Youth that shall be fitted and brought before him and therefore are desir'd by diligent Catechizing to prepare those under their charge and to bring them at the time appointed unto the Bishop 〈…〉 FINIS